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Money, guns missing in Zoo theft

Officials at The Buffalo Zoo have reported that several hundred dollars in cash and other items have gone missing.

Donna Fernandes, president of The Buffalo Zoo, filed a report with police on Friday that $1,140 was taken from offices at the zoo during various times since January.

Someone took $31 from her office and $100 from the petty cash in the accounting office between Jan. 16 and 18, according to the police report. Then on Feb. 7, $690 was taken from the president’s office and $319 was stolen from the accounting office.

Also missing from storage at the zoo is a Nintendo WII game, several bottles of liquor worth about $300 and a rifle and shotgun, according to police reports.